Event Description

A draft law is being introduced in the Spanish parliament that would enshrine the right of self determination for nations within the Spanish state. One of the sponsors of this Bill (Alfred Bosch) is in Brussels to explain the new law's relevance in a European context to MEPs and others.

The world economy is undergoing deep systemic and structural transformations. The way the world’s largest economies adjust and manage the transition towards a new and undetermined international economic order will be crucial for prosperity and peace.

The Foreign Affairs Council sets the course for the EU's external action and ensures the coherence of the EU’s different efforts in the area. The Council deals with issues concerning the common foreign and security policy, security and defence cooperation, trade and development policy.

Public discussion of civil society with MEPs, Council & Commission. The European Union has acquired exclusive competence for the conclusion of international investment agreements such as Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)

It's about Europe. It's about you! Citizens' Dialogue is a debate on the future of Europe: let your opinion be heard! The current economic crisis offers a unique opportunity to think about what the European Union stands for.

Colombia is a frequent partner of the EU in international fora, signatory to a new trade agreement capitalising on its status as a growing middle-income economy, and recently engaged in new peace negotiations aimed at ending a decades-old internal conflict.

This panel debate (13:30-15:30) will explore how investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms (ISDS) within investment and trade agreements can have a potentially harmful impact on access to medicines and tobacco control measures.